teníamos

[t̪eˈniamos]

/[t̪eˈniamos]/ verb

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The verdict

“teníamos” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,451. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,451
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de tener o de tenerse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-teniamos · teníamos · Spanish

teníamos · rank #3,451 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,451
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH ten

Nearest frequency peer: ten (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “teníamos”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “teníamos” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

teníamos vs tenías
75% similar
teníamos vs tenemos
75% similar
teníamos vs tengamos
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for teníamos
PropertyValue
Headwordteníamos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t̪eˈniamos]
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,451
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “teníamos”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).teníamoscae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “ten” (#3,450), “traje” (#3,452), “soldado” (#3,449). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “teníamos” va en #3,451. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around teníamos (IPA [t̪eˈniamos]), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,451 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de tener o de tenerse.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for teníamos, with forms such as "etníamos", "tenaímos", and "tenníamos". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "tenías", "tenemos", "tengamos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is teníamos, spelled T-E-N-Í-A-M-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de tener o de tenerse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etníamos
  • tenaímos
  • tenníamos
  • teníammos
  • teníamoss
  • teníamso
  • teníaoms
  • tenímaos
  • teínamos
  • tneíamos
  • tteníamos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of teníamos - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

etníamos2tenaímos2tenníamos1teníammos1teníamoss1teníamso2teníaoms2tenímaos2
Edit distance from "teníamos"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "teníamos"?
"teníamos" is spelled T-E-N-Í-A-M-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪eˈniamos].
What does "teníamos" mean?
As a verb, "teníamos" means: Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de tener o de tenerse.
What words are commonly confused with "teníamos"?
"teníamos" is commonly confused with "tenías", "tenemos", "tengamos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "teníamos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "teníamos" is [t̪eˈniamos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "teníamos" come from?
"teníamos" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "teníamos", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

secretos#3,446caballos#3,461profunda#3,437conducta#3,470

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

sirven11 variantsvuelven11 variantsrevisar11 variantshicimos11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list